Camps 108 & 109 Home in Houghton Lake, Michigan

Middle of the week 7-16-14. Up and running at 0730. Knowing that we had a little longer drive than our usual piddly amount we cut the morning coffee hour down to 2 hrs. (grin)

Checked the wether (purposeful) or not reports and all was a go. Light winds and partly sunny.

Southbound I-75 thru the U.P. was a breeze. Traffic was light and we blasted thru at our usual 55MPH+. We stopped at a scenic turnout and got a few pics of the Mighty Mackinac Bridge in the distance. I think tree trimmers are needed.

Per Rand McNally, we had a total of 170 mls to traverse. Whew!! I may be worn out after that!! I figured we'd be in Houghton Lake by 1530 hrs.

It was a good feeling when we finally saw our exit sign and we were both grinning. We dawdled our way into town on M-55 and took notice of anything that had changed in 22 months..not much.

Took a parking spot behind “our” favorite hangout, The Back Door Saloon. ( Camp # 1 & now 108) Our close friend, Dora, and owner of the place, was “attacked” by hugs and grins just moments after we shutdown. So wonderful to see her. Of course we took her Wednesday's special,Spaghetti, with us for dinner. We chatted for awhile and a few hours later headed to Jerry & Terra's place to camp in their yard. (Camp # 109).

Jerry & Terra and us go way back. When we had a stix & brix we all hung out and camped together. Nicer people could never be found. Gotta lot of plannin' and fun to do. Sure feels good to be here!

Can't forget to mention Terra's son, our young man's name, Terrance Now, as much as we love to travel and explore, ya just can't beat “ home” feel. We've got a lot of travel stories to share with our “homies”. Lot's of bonfires this month and if ya want a stock tip....Amheiser-Busch will probably go up this month !! (grin).

Our friend, Mike C., also stopped in for a quick chat. So nice to see him too.

About 2000 hrs I just had to slip in a nap. Too much excitement for 1 day I guess. Managed to stay down for an hour and decided to unload our day on this blog. I'm all grins and content for tonight. Hope to see Terra before it gets too late ( she had to work tonite).

Hmmmm !!! As I was writing the last sentence, guess who showed up !! Of course Jerry had started a backyard bonfire and we all sat up and talked til 0100hrs..Oh My !! Haven't done that in a longgggg time..

The world would be a better place for everyone if everyone had our circle of friends.

REMEMBER, LIVE YOUR DREAMS AS TIME GOES BY QUICKLY !!

Charlie & Heather.